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Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Little Spire' - Russian Sage

Thalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double' - Yunnan Meadow Rue

Dasylirion wheeleri - Desert Spoon (800 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.09 2007 on 07:36:58 Topic: Plants / Sukulents, Cactuses Match on Title and Article's text

Dasylirion wheeleri - Sotol or Huge Desert Spoon Ribbon-like leaves to 3 ft. edged with hooked thorns. Creamy white flowers in May & June on a spike that can grow to 12 ft. & looks wonderful all season. Pulling off leaves at the base gives you the desert spoon. ...

Sphaeralcea 'Los Brisas' - Desert Mallow (992 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.11 2007 on 09:43:56 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

A kaleidoscopic burst of summer color is provided by this superb garden plant. The silky, chalice shaped mallow blooms are produced on tall, slender stems in an impressive range of colors. Grows 36-40 inches high. Prefers sun. ...

The Arizona Low Desert Flower Garden (606 readers)

Contributed by amazon 27.09 2007 on 09:07:29 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Fully illustrated and comprehensive guide to planning and planting a garden in the low deserts of Arizona ...

Cutting Edge Gardening in the Intermountain West (458 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.07 2007 on 10:37:49 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

The first complete gardening book to cover the hot, dry, desert and plains areas of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming, Idaho, Montana. Topics include: extensive plant lists for all areas, hardscape ideas using rock and wood, where to find garden art and how to use it to create your own regional aesthetic, as well as hundreds of practical suggestions to overcome the challenges of gardening in the Intermountain West. ...

Landscaping With Ornamental Grasses Sunset book (994 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.03 2007 on 20:49:04 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Sunset is the first to offer Landscaping with Ornamental Grasses, a complete design and reference book that explores the history of grasses in their natural settings, and describes how to integrate them in a variety of climatic situations shady woodland to desert, Asian-style gardens to naturalistic landscapes, family-friendly yards to small patios. ...

A Natural History of Ferns (2290 readers)

Contributed by amazon 29.03 2007 on 11:27:23 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

A Natural History of Ferns is an entertaining and informative look at why ferns and their relatives are unique among plants. Ferns live in habitats from the tropics to polar latitudes, and unlike seed plants, which endow each seed with the resources to help their offspring, ferns reproduce by minute spores. ...

Insects of the Pacific Northwest (734 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.04 2007 on 10:03:39 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Timber Press Field Guide | The only comprehensive guide to insects of the Pacific Northwest, this handy reference is perfect for hikers, fishers, and naturalists. With coverage from southwestern British Columbia to northern California, from the coast to the high desert, it describes more than 450 species of common, easily visible insects and some noninsect invertebrates, including beetles, butterflies and moths, dragonflies, grasshoppers, crickets, cicadas, flies, bees, wasps, ants, spiders, mil ...

Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest (807 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.04 2007 on 10:53:06 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Timber Press Field Guide | Featuring more than 1240 stunning color photographs, this comprehensive field guide will remain a trusted, authoritative trailside reference for years to come. It describes and illustrates 1220 commonly encountered species, both native and nonnative, including perennials, annuals, and shrubs. Encompassing the Pacific Northwest from southern British Columbia to northern California, from the coast to the mountains and high desert, this handy book is perfect for hikers, n ...

Brahea armata - Hesper Palm (543 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.11 2007 on 10:08:30 Topic: Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Match on Article's text

Distinctive, unique and attractive, the blue Mexican or Hesper palm has a crown of rigid leaves which radiate from the trunk top. Blue palms are considered by many to have the bluest leaves of any palm in the world. Blue palm may grow 50 tall and 16 in width. The blue palm trunk is slightly swollen at the base and grows up to 1.5 in diameter. Blue palm may have up to 30 palmate, or fan shaped, circular leaves. If old leaves are not removed, they form a continuous brown skirt, reaching from the t ...

Euphorbia obesa - Baseball Plant (813 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.06 2007 on 10:27:22 Topic: Plants / Sukulents, Cactuses Match on Article's text

Euphorbia obesa is a peculiar, almost ball shaped dwarf succulent plant that resembles a stone. It can grow to 8 in height with a diameter of 4. It is a single-stemmed, unbranched, firm-bodied plant. The stem is usually 8-angled and grooved. Younger plants have a rounded sea urchin-like shape. The rotund stem is mottled grey-green in colour with dull purple transverse bands. ...

Epiphyllum ackermannii - Orchid Cactus (1381 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.07 2007 on 09:45:08 Topic: Plants / Sukulents, Cactuses Match on Article's text

What we commonly call epiphyllums today are actually hybrids of epiphytic cacti species native to the jungles of Central and South America, as well as Mexico. The word epiphyllum in Greek means upon the leaf and the flowers appear to bloom directly on the leaves. Jungle cacti, however, have no leaves; their leaf-like parts are actually thickened stems or branches. These stems are typically flat but often grow in a triangular shape. Unlike most desert cacti, epiphyllums are not covered with spine ...

Agaves of Continental North America (745 readers)

Contributed by amazon 15.04 2007 on 18:55:18 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

A definitive reference by the recognized authority on the genus, combining taxonomic information with ethnobotanical insights. ...

Landscaping with Native Plants of Southern California (1160 readers)

Contributed by amazon 12.02 2008 on 10:51:30 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

The best plants for the unique needs and resources of Southern California, with photos, maps, charts, and design samples, as well as advice on maintenance and conservation. ...